- Date
- July 1, 1985, 15:45 local (20:45 UTC)
- Place
- Platte, SD
- Injuries
- 1 uninjured
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Phase of flight
- Maneuvering
- Aircraft
- N6674KGrumman G-164
- Weather
- Visual (VMC) · Day
- Status
- Completed
- Report
- Approved by Office Director
- FAA report
- 19850701029019A
- Case key
- 16716
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Sequence of events
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Analysis
While the plt was spraying a field, the landing gear of the acft struck the center pivot of an irrigation structure. Later, when the acft was landed, the gear collapsed.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N6674K
- Reported as
- Grumman G-164
- Category
- Airplane
- Airframe hours
- 1,761
- Engine
- Wright R-1820, reciprocating
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Flight
- Personal · Part 137
- Registered owner
- Duane Sly
- Airworthiness certificate
- Special, Restricted (Special)
- Airport
- Platte, runway 13, 3,550 × ft, grass/turf
Matched to the registry by N-number and the event date; the registry’s history has gaps, so older matches can be wrong. Compare the reported make and model.
Flight crew
As NTSB recorded them. NTSB leaves out names.
- Role
- Pilot
- Age
- 38
- Certificate
- Commercial
- Airplane ratings
- Multi-engine land, Single-engine land
- Medical
- Class 2, Valid Medical--no waivers/lim.
- Seat
- Center
- Flight hours
- 6,500 total · 874 in this make and model · 198 in the last 90 days · 4 in the last 24 hours
Weather
- Conditions
- Visual (VMC) · Day
- Wind
- 230° at 6 knots
- Visibility
- 15 statute miles
- Lowest ceiling
- None
- Temperature
- 90 °F
- Altimeter
- 30.00 inHg
- Observed at
- MHE, 35 nm away
FAA reports on this event · 1
The FAA’s own accident and incident reports, matched to the aircraft by N-number and date.
Other investigations on N6674K · 3
Matched to the same aircraft by N-number and date.